There is a whole slew of factors that can increase Alzheimer's risk and the disease's progression. A new study just found that the air you breathe (and how polluted it is) could actually contribute to ...

Living in areas with higher levels of fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) is linked to more severe buildup of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in Alzheimer’s disease. The study used post-mortem ...

The outlook for dementia care is changing fast. UC experts explain what that means for patients and families, and what it ...

Air pollution could worsen Alzheimer’s and dementia symptoms, according to a new study. Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that air pollution ...

A new peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, by the Alzheimer's Research and Prevention Foundation, reveals compelling evidence that air pollution and climate stress ...

Researchers at Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine recently discovered that higher air pollution exposure correlates with more severe cases of Alzheimer’s disease and clinical dementia. Credit: Chenyao ...

Air quality was tied to Alzheimer's disease pathology and cognitive function in an autopsy study. Alzheimer's neuropathology mediated most of air pollution's relationship with cognition. Air pollution ...

Research from the University of Pennsylvania shows a link between more severe dementia and Alzheimer's disease and high exposure to air pollution. Physicians are in short supply. They are costly. Is ...

Even brief exposure to elevated air pollution levels may worsen the effects of dementia, according to new research. The study, published in JAMA Neurology, linked just one year of exposure to fine ...

Air Pollution Linked to Early Alzheimer's Risk, Even in Children TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A new peer-reviewed article published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, by the ...